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At the age of four, Agnes Hahn went to live with her great aunts Gert and Ella. Gert is now deceased, and Ella is in a nursing home in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's. Agnes’s life is mundane; her work at the animal shelter routine—until she is arrested for a string of unimaginably heinous murders. Driven by the opportunity to write a bestseller, reporter Jason Powers covers the killings and soon uncovers a tangle of Hahn family secrets including one about Agnes’s mysterious twin sister. Just when Powers is breaking through Ella's dementia to put together the puzzle behind the carnage, Ella is murdered. Now motivated by the family's unanswered questions, Powers strives to discover the truth about Agnes, her aunts, and the mysteries that surround them.
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Posted May 4, 2012
An excellent introduction to this authors work. He keeps you guessing and second-guessing from start to finish. For a book that was offered to readers free, I was extemely pleased tp find that I couldn't put my Nook down. And when I finally did, because I was almost cross-eyed from exhaustion, it was to find it was 3 a.m. and had to go to work in less than 4 hours! However, it was totally worth it!
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Posted May 13, 2012
This book was written very well and held me spellbound - coudn't put it down.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Three decades ago when she was four years old, Agnes Hahn moved in with her Great-Aunts Gert and Ella. Now years later, six months after placing Ella in an Alzheimer¿s home and the next day burying Gert, she heads to work at an animal shelter near Mendocino while thinking about the Voice that has always been with her. At the shelter stood Police officers Steve Wilson and Loreen Didier Agnes thinks highly of these two cops and other law enforcement as they go after animal abusers. However this time they handcuff her and read her rights to her the charge is three monstrous murders in the first degree. Detective Bransome drills her, but Agnes insists she was home the nights of the murder as she does not drive in the dark --- Newspaper reporter Jason Powers covers the homicides for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, but also sees a bestselling true crime book. He makes inquiries into the Hahn family, uncovering a stunner the accused Agnes has an identical twin, Lilin. However, he finds another strange spin, but before he can pursue it with Ella, her brother Eddie murders her only to have someone kill him with the evidence exclusively condemning Agnes. Shocked Jason feels if he can find the answer to the one question that has eluded him, he will have solved the case why did Gert and Ella only raise Agnes? --- Each time Jason and the audience feel they solved the case Richard Satterlie spins it in another direction with a stunning twist. The story line contains investigative and police procedural elements, but is predominantly a psychological thriller. Agnes will hook readers who get inside her head and learn her value system is structured around good and bad people as she perceives them. Although others like psychologist Dr. Leahy, Detective Bransome and reporter Powers are fully developed characters, the insightful discerning glimpse at the title protagonist makes for a strong tale. --- Harriet Klausner
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Posted May 13, 2012
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Posted May 25, 2012
Good writing, interesting story. Didn't keep me on the edge of my seat, but I did look forward to reading it each day. I found it quite predictable, and was getting annoyed toward the end, but then the author changed gear on me and got my attention once again... looking forward to book two.
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Posted May 17, 2012
Plot was a little too predictable.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Though the plot centers around her and the book is named for her, Agnes Hahn doesn't have a strong presence in this tale. Agnes lives a very solitary life after her Aunt Ella is placed in a home, suffering from severe Alzheimer's, and her Aunt Gert dies. But all that is shattered when the local police arrest her for a series of gruesome murders.
Enter Jason, a reporter suffering from a broken heart and under pressure from his editor to deliver a good story or else. Agnes might be the central character, but Jason is the lead, whether he's fighting the local cops for the big exclusive or falling for someone who might be a rare female serial killer.
While the tension sometimes falters and the characters are largely ordinary people, the mystery of Agnes Hahn is solid, a twisting tale of police procedure and psychology reflective of the genre's forerunner, Thomas Harris.
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Posted April 25, 2013
A good book although somewhat predictable.
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Posted April 18, 2013
This is a great read! I will admit that I did have the end figured out before it finished (not really sure when I figured it out) but that did not deter me from reading the rest of it. I still wanted to know what happened.
It was well written, well planned out, the characters were well developed and I will be reading the next in the series.
Anonymous
Posted March 12, 2013
I enjoyed this book immensely! A must read if you are into highly suspenseful well written books. Couldn't put it down. Look forward to reading more from this author!
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Posted November 30, 2012
Liked the book, didn't really bore me but the ending I would have liked to be different somehow.
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Posted July 15, 2012
Great book. A real guessing game. I had 3 different people picked. Enjoyed it very much and recomend it. Had alittle to much sex but it can be overlooked because the story was so good
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Posted June 15, 2012
Enjoyed this story. Well worth the read.
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Posted June 13, 2012
Really liked the book. Kept me guessing till the very end. Can't wait for more of the same
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Posted June 11, 2012
Loved this book from the very first word to the last. Can't wait to see what happens next.
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Posted June 9, 2012
Very good book with lots of twists and turns
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Posted June 9, 2012
I enjoyed it as it kept me totally interested.
might order the next one.
Anonymous
Posted June 7, 2012
I found this book extremely dull and couldn't stay interested in it. The writing is like reading a thesis paper - dry and boring.
Don't bother with this book.
Anonymous
Posted June 6, 2012
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Good read. Highly recommend.
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Posted June 4, 2012
Although this story was innteresting I did find it hard to get into.It had its really good moments where I thought the plot was gonna take off,but it would mellow out fast annd be kinda predictible again.I figured it out kinda fast.Its a decent read but dont expect a wow factor lol.
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At the age of four, Agnes Hahn went to live with her great aunts Gert and Ella. Gert is now deceased, and Ella is in a nursing home in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's. Agnes’s life is mundane; her work at the animal shelter routine—until she is arrested for a string of unimaginably heinous murders. Driven by the opportunity to write a bestseller, reporter Jason Powers covers the killings and soon uncovers a tangle of Hahn family secrets including one about Agnes’s mysterious twin sister. Just ...